New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-05-08
cocsrp IN LACROSSE CIRCLES
,,osppcTs FOR THE PRESENT sEA'oN'
n.r,oys ron MANY CONTESTS

vr PREPARATIONS FOR nNN,
A0 SOME OF THE TRoPHihs
~.u.. If lacrosse Is rapidly aavanc'
I" ~, favor with American s'niets -. 49, and
ns linz. all the muscles OF the pooy ~. - ,e.erve
"'nsls those who engage IN 'no o., as one that
s ha.lth streugh and heetness ., ~.,Iin, In the
Their ne"''n s;isn has little chance OF exoeips :"
oai y. ali other things one must De apie " :.
epor' orer Some Of the parents anu i,iono ass.
.U,as hav. aiscountensnoed thoir PiS!e -. In tho
s%;nIino that there was certain ioos ".,an,s hut
III hat made it dangerous TO inc eoe ~ the
P"s io,itv of these, after witnessing 1o have
the na :y."rs.ting games played last season, nov
"'rad their opinons, and If present az rSent ad
o.sns," ga much excited as the no ost "iU'A'
mirers OF the sport. .son
~. canadian Lacrosse Club last season
i"o 'Ios 60 :a,rs IN the game, although tn'so ~,
Snown exponents did not get away W. a. Tho Irish
CInh a. easily as they expected W ~ - a strong
Ciuo 80 .s defeated 10 New-York, payed suO"s
teanl' GOOD deal promote the ih'oIo'S, v
game an" cannot be said that the visit OF inc
iacroS1e rofessional players was success
financially or otherwise, as they P'a ase .nathar
ID trsoneptly came to blows with ono a"''A'''
- st.tes Lacrosse Association.has con-
.,,;,r nowor O yer the Large numoer oi ciuo' oes
. 20 IL both here and in the west auu vs. a,1,rgs
uos " Tho Ontario, Canada, Lacrosse AsSo-
'no invitations to all the lacrosse eiuos III
a. limited States to form al organiIatioh enUO'eu
Nth American Lacrosse Association, lor 'no -;
~ framing laws, etc., governing al sa"Oo -.
No-,b America This will give an addit'oh" inpe' t
to the game as we'll cement the existing s'0N
ipg with the clubs Of both countries
The contests for the United states cha'n ha
.onhx are AWAY. keen and exciting, the emoio" Ne
40 oovetad by all the clubs in the ASSOCIATION ine
Nw York Club held the trophy against all cocrs ,As'
ason until the last game, when the Independent
~ Roson obtained 1t aud still hold IT. although many
are of the opinion that it properly belongs 70 'no
Iork Club, it having played ana won tne nSues' ~
bor of games tor it during the year. Inc New-i otAs
Iii tb;a season make hard struggle TO egalh tno
n,;1e and endeavor to keep it in this city when Is
over 4
The Oelrichs Cup, another handsome priIe nedu ny
the NewYork Club will tie also IN @ hn naved on
the season. The first match Tor IL Will oc pay VII
Decoration Day at Staten Island.
There are four senior and five juhiOr lacrosse CLUBS
around NeyYork The NewYork, University OF tue
CITY of New-York, Stevens Institute, OF hoooken, anu
the Brooklyn Athletics of Brooklyn are the seniors
while the National, Adeiphi ana roy v ann the
Brooklvn New York Juniors, OF New-fork, ana IN Inc
Ticonderogas of Staten Island, are the juniors;
NewYork seniors ths strongest individually, oue
arc badly in want OF team practice the unpleasant
weather OF last month preventing them from
on Staten Island as arranged Ihelr mSscn WIZ W
Princeton College on April 70 had 10 1e in1enn,,G,S
postponed on that account They Will play WIN
princeton next Saturday at Princeton, and they VIII
also play the Drulds, of Baltimore at Baltimore on
Nav 81 and will have a match nearly every saturday
during the season. The Independents. OF BOSTON,
have been challenged, the game to be payea IN june
at Boston.
The BROOKLYN Athletic Association will make
lacrosse one OF the oil its games ths
year. The team has secured some young blood from
the Junior c,uts and under the excellent coaching OF
tie veteran John Fannery the nembers hope to be IN
the front rank at the end OF the season.
The University team, of New-York has also secured
some good young players, and tho men as team
already begin TO work we'll together. They won tner
fret match with the Brooklyn Athletic, and lost their
last at Princeton April 81. The stevens boys DO
not seem to be as strong "a last year. having peen
easily defeated by Lehigh last Saturday
The Adelphi Club. of Brooklyn, has been greatly
strengthened by OF the members OF the dsbanded
Bedford Club. The team plays on the brooklyn
Athletic Association grounds. Thus club viii give
the NewYork juniors good fight Tor the innlrr cham
pionship pennant presented by John Fiannery 'oI
competition among the junior clubs
H. H. Balch, r. S Wheeler and T. Marson have been
appointed a committee to make arrangements Tor tho
New York team to 90 to Europe next year.
The Princeton College tean pr 'ctised all through
April in spite of the wet weather, md the men are Al